– US 800 runner Phoebe Wright writing in her track autobiography about how she originally looked to the University of Colorado to continue her running career. Wright did eventually go from mediocre walk-on to a multi-time NCAA champion, but – spoiler alert – it wasn’t at CU.
MB: Are you ready for this? Farah vs. Kamworor at 13.1 at World Half. Farah targets World HM Champs in Cardiff! Earlier today, Farah committed to racing the World Half. We can’t wait for his battle with Geoffrey Kamworor.
What a week. In the WTW, we give Ryan Hall some more praise, introduce you to Sammy Wanjiru's wife, who just ran one of the greatest races ever on US soil, tell you why Jenny Simpson's and Matthew Centrowitz's gold medal dreams just took a hit, and break down the fast and slow half marathons for Puskedra and Estrada.
Nike Running Specialty Account Exec DQed From Louisiana Marathon For Receiving Assistance On The Course She was given nutrition and liquids by someone on a bicycle despite being warned by a marshal that it was against the rules.
*MB: Louisiana Marathon cheating ‘winner’ DQ’d
Caitlyn Jenner To Publish a Memoir About Her Transformation
Justin Gatlin Video:Pizza, Hot Dogs And “Girls In Short Shorts” Are What Got Justin Gatlin Into Track
Return Of The Champions:Eliud Kipchoge Returns To The London Marathon To Defend His Title Against Wilson Kipsang, Dennis Kimetto And Kenenisa BekeleField also includes World champion Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, Tokyo champ Endeshaw Negesse (2:04:52), 2:04:55 man Stanley Biwott and Rotterdam winner Abera Kuma (2:05:56).
*MB: London Marathon elite men’s field looking good.
Pro: UW Preview: Kim Conley Runs 9:01.31 To Win 3,000m Over Canada’s Nicole Sifuentes (9:05.31); Trevor Dunbar Wins Mile/800 Double Conley was originally only supposed to rabbit the race, but felt good so stayed in.
MB: America’s newest star has arrived!! True frosh Donavan Brazier runs 1:45.93 in first-ever collegiate 800!!(link fixed)No rabbits, legitimate track and he’s just .05 off of the American collegiate record. Unreal.
*Texas A&M Article Brazier: “Now my goals are starting to go up a little bit. When I first got here I just wanted to make the travel team.”
Boston Marathon Bomber Loses Bid For New Trial; Ordered To Pay Victims $101 Million In Restitution The restitution order is symbolic as he is in jail with no money to pay.
LRC Ryan Hall Has Retired – We Remember The Six Most Glorious Moments Of His Amazing Career Picking the greatest moments from his amazing career wasn’t easy but we’ve got our six favorites. Ryan, you will be missed.
LRC Three Quick Thoughts On The 2016 Boston Marathon Field Both defending champs will be back. In terms of PRs, the men’s field is a little stronger than last year.
*MB: 2016 Boston Marathon field announced.
*MB: Neely Spence Gracey running Boston – good idea?
Neely Spence Gracey Skipping Olympic Trials To Debut At Boston Marathon
MB: Official 2016 Dubai Marathon Live Discussion Thread
LRC Men’s Preview: Former Champs Hayle Lemi Berhanu, Tsegaye Mekonnen And Ayele Abshero Take On 2:04 Men Tadese Tola & Tsegaye Kebede As They Go For Richest Prize In Marathoning In the last four years, Dubai has been won by four different guys – three of whom were making their debut and a fourth who was running just his second marathon. This year, the race is much more likely to be won by someone with experience. Watch it live on LetsRun.com tonight at 9:30 pm ET.
*Update: Coach Canova states the both Kebede and Abshero are out of the race.
In the last four years, Dubai has been won by four different guys - three of whom were making their debut and a fourth who was running just his second marathon. This year, the race is much more likely to be won by someone with experience. Watch it live on LetsRun.com on Thursday night at 9:30 pm ET.
*Update: Coach Canova states the both Kebede and Abshero are out of the race.
Three former champs will battle it out for $200,000.
*MB: Official 2016 Dubai Marathon Live Discussion Thread
Nick Symmonds’ Run Gum Files Anti-Trust Suit Against USATF/USOC The lawsuit is about the idiotic rules preventing non-equipment manufacturers from being on athletes’ uniforms at the Olympic Trials (they can do so at US champs, just not the Trials). So Nike and adidas can have a logo on uniforms but Run Gum can’t. While they are at it, they should amend the lawsuit and go after the advertising restrictions put in place during the Olympic Games under Rule 50. *More From Run Gum, Including Copy Of Lawsuit *Symmonds talks about lawsuit (video)
Molly Huddle Gets Huge Feature In Her Hometown PaperRay Treacy summed the 31-year-old up perfectly: “The thing is she just keeps getting better.”
LRCAnti-Doping Experts Michael Ashenden and Robin Parisotto Issue Statements In Response to WADA IC Report – Both Men Are Willing To Let Seb Coe Lead The IAAF Moving Forward Both men found encouraging aspects in the WADA report and in the end, both took the high road and concluded their statements by saying they are willing to let Seb Coe lead the IAAF.
Linden went into depth about her Trials buildup and the trickiest parts of the LA course, while Hanson discussed Linden and Bobby Curtis before discounting Galen Rupp's chances (should he elect to run) and reminding people why they shouldn't underestimate Jake Riley.
Chris Derrick joined us on the podcast and talked about his potential marathon debut at the Trials, the doping crisis in the sport, the ticking clock on 60 minutes, Twitter, the New York Jets, how he "was" a big fan of LetsRun.com and how professional running is like a part-time job.
The 2016 London men's field very well may be tougher to win than the Olympics. It is totally loaded once again as it includes the world's best marathoner, the world champ, the world record holder and a whole lot more. Surprisingly, it will mark the return to the marathon for Kenenisa Bekele and the debut of Bedan Karoki.
LRC Dick Pound’s Puzzling Endorsement Of Seb Coe, Looking For Heroes And Where Is The “Wow” Factor? – Analysis And Reaction To Part 2 Of WADA Report The good, the bad and the ugly from the report.
Once again, London has secured an amazing field with five women who have run under 2:20 and eight under 2:21. All of the top 5 from our 2015 World Rankings are in the field including the winners of 2015 Dubai, London, Berlin, Chicago, New York and Worlds marathons.
A pre-med student, a collegiate record holder, and a guy dating someone on the Syracuse team took home the prizes.
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